The Victory of "Values"

Democrats are trying to explain away their latest losses by attributing it to "values" voters. By this, they mean right-wing Christian nuts in the red states who are, in their view, basically ignorant. This perception of why they lost so much is not only ridiculous; it's highly divisive. And, it continues to mask their real problems, making future losses even more likely. Bruce Bartlett has written an interesting column on this.

Personally, I hope the Democratic Party gets its act together. The two-party system is an important reason the U.S. version of democracy has been so successful, but it takes two viable parties to work.